5 Pesos Pinta

1981 year


Silver (.999)	12 g	30 mm

Description

Issuer	Cuba
Period	Second Republic (1959-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	1981
Value	5 Pesos (5&nbspCUP)
Currency	Cuban Peso (moneda nacional, 1914-date)
Composition	Silver (.999)
Weight	12 g
Diameter	30 mm
Thickness	2.3 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	1981
Updated	2024-10-04

References

Numista	N#52538
Rarity index	76%

Reverse

Christopher Columbus' vessel named "Pinta", date and mintmark upper left, name of vessel below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DESCUBRIMIENTO DE AMERICA
1981
PINTA

Translation:
Discovery of America
1981
Pinta (vessel name - see comments)

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Christopher Columbus discovered America on October 12th., 1492, and also discovered Cuba on same trip.
Pinta was the fastest of the 3 vessels used, and from it, Rodrigo de Triana (real name Juan Rodríguez Bermejo) saw America's land for the first time.
Also Pinta was the first to reach back Spain and give the news of the discovery (in fact they still thought was India, not a new continent).
The name Pinta can be translated as "painted" or "coloured", but some versions point to it was after late owner's family Pinto.

(source: wikimedia.org)

Templates used for dies were produced at Spain.

Interesting fact

The 5 Pesos (Pinta) 1981 coin from Cuba is interesting because it features a unique design, showcasing the famous Cuban revolutionary, Che Guevara, on one side and the Cuban coat of arms on the other.